Athletes Take to Social Media to Wish Louisville's Kevin Ware a Speedy Recovery

Kevin Ware #5 of the Louisville Cardinals is tended to by medical personnel after he injured his leg in the Midwest Regional Final round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

"The bone's 6 inches out of his leg and all he's yelling is, 'Win the game, win the game,'" said Louisville head coach Rick Pitino after the team's victory Sunday night. "I've not seen that in my life…Pretty special young man."

The team took to Ware's message after he was taken off the court, beating Duke 85-63 in the Midwest Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for a spot in the Final Four next Saturday.

Across social media, professional athletes, college ball colleagues, and sports aficionados alike wished Ware a speedy recovery after the 6-foot-2 sophomore guard went into surgery at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis to repair his right leg.